Henry Knox
2405 documents
Agreement Regarding the Entrance of French Vessels Into Our Ports
Knox outlines the ways in which vessels taken as prizes by the French should be handled if they are brought to American ports.
RG 1300 Executive PapersAggressions
Discusses armed vessels and militia.
Governor George Clinton Papers, Circular Letters and Letterbook of Official Correspondence and ProclamationsAdvances and estimates;
Discusses estimates and advances in Quarter Master's department.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Actions Regarding Privateers & Captured Prizes
Letter, directs actions re privateers & captured prizes; alludes to foreign hostilities & United States neutrality; discusses judicial system.
General CollectionAct to regulate the claims of invalid persons
Discusses adjudication by Supreme Court on the validity of the rights claimed by invalids under the act entitled "An Act to provide for the settlement of the claims of widows and orphans, barred by …
Transcribed Reports and Communications Transmitted by the Executive Branch to the Senate, 1789-1819. (RG46) (M1257, Rolls 1-3)Accounts for Protection of Virginia Frontier
Knox was unaware of what accounts to draw money from as Philadelphia was in a state of upheaval due to illness and War Dept. organization was unclear.
Executive Papers, Office of Governors LettersAccountability for Legion Stores & Pay, Recruitment Issues
Knox requests that all articles and stores sent to the Legion be strictly accounted for. This should not take time from training the marksmen but strict accountability of public property is very …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3Account Adjustments and Peace with Cherokees
Knox related troubles in obtaining account information from Virginia, problems with peace accord b/w U.S. and Cherokees.
Executive Papers, Office of Governors Letters[COPY] Specifications for Removing Guns
Repairs and modifications made to the merchant ship must be removed. Guns and port holes specified.
FO 5/2 Foreign Office Correspondence, America(United States), General Correspondence: Series II, 1793, Consuls for John Temple, Phineas Bond,Whiskey Distribution
Secretary Knox would like Quartermaster General James O'Hara to address the issue of the receipt and delivery of whiskey, which some suggest is defective. He wants the quarter masters of Forts …
James O'Hara Papers, BV 1804-1807.Whiskey at Fort Franklin
Secretary of Treasury says he is content that the post of Fort Franklin be supplied with whiskey, for the time mentioned in letter, on account of contractors, and upon terms mentioned.
James Robertson PapersWayne's Power to Prosecute the Campaign
Being so far from the seat of government, Knox is bestowing on Wayne complete power to prosecute the campaign in whatever manner he chooses. Two thousand volunteers from Kentucky will soon be joining …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3Wayne's Campaign/Indian Affairs
Letter, encloses commission for unnamed Lieutenant; discusses the positive prospects for Wayne's campaign; discusses Indian affairs with the Six Nations.
Pennsylvania Collection 1629-1970.Violations of Neutrality Act
Secretary Knox writes Governor Richard Dobbs Spaight of North Carolina concerning rules for arming vessels of belligerent powers, in light of the Neutrality Act - and whether this is deemed an …
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Victory Necessary for Permanent Peace; Measures Undertaken for Supplying, Paying, and Reinforcing Legion
Knox tells Wayne that victory over the Indians is essential if they are ever to become serious about a permanent peace. Every step is being taken to ensure that the Legion is properly provisioned and …
Anthony Wayne Letterbooks Vol.1-3Urgent Need for Clothes
Immediate delivery of clothing, use of coaches mentioned.
Gilder Lehrman Collection.Urgency of Supplies for the Army
Knox urges Blaime (or in his absence, Richard Parker) to expedite the transport of the supplies to the Army by all possible means.
Peter Force - Ephrain Blaime Papers, Mm78012906, Series 8DUnpaid Invalid Pensioners
Secretary Knox encloses a list of Invalid Pensioners to the Commissioner of Loans for Massachusetts. The pensioners were not paid by General Benjamin Lincoln from September 1789 to March 1790. Notes …
Henry Knox PapersUnlawful Increase of Force on Ships in Ports of the United States
Neutrality of United States dictated that no ships need additional weapons. The arming of vessels by United States ships, or the arming of vessels in U.S. water is unlawful. Rule sent to all other …
C. E. French Collection.Unlawful American Incursions into Spanish Territory
Knox warns Wayne of the evil intentions of some Americans to invade Spanish territory and orders him to establish a post at Fort Massac to prevent--peacefully if possible, violently if necessary--such …
Anthony Wayne PapersTreaty with the Cherokee Nation
This document reaffirms the terms of the Treaty of Holston with the Cherokee Nation, with an addendum regarding fair compensation for Indian land and punishment for the theft of horses owned by white …
Transcribed Treaties and Conventions Advised and Ratified by the Senate. (RG46) (M200, Roll 2)
